Now is the best time to see the plum blossoms in Yokkaichi's "Nanbu Kyuryo Park North Zone" ([2024]

▼Table of contents

• Here is a beautiful place to see plum blossoms
• Access/Parking to Nanbu Kyuryo Park
• The closest parking lot is here
• Entrance to a little-known parking lot when it's full
• Rose garden parking lot
• History of hinaga Bairin
• Walking while looking at plum blossoms
• This year's best time to see...
• Whose plum is this?
• View from the hill
• This year's plum festival
• Dine at “Ume no Hana”
• Recommended lunch
• There is also a small zoo in the south zone.

Here is a beautiful place to see plum blossoms

Nanbu Kyuryo Park has a north zone and a south zone, and the plum grove is in the north zone. It is near Tomariyama Elementary School. A little west of the road in front of Mie Prefectural General Medical Center, hinaga Eisuien Home Care Service Center is a landmark. Nearby is hinaga Adventure Forest, and on clear days you can see Centrair from the summit of Mt. Toshiroyama. From the observation hill in the north zone, you can see Ise Bay and the Chita Peninsula, and you can also see plum blossoms from here. Why not enjoy the plum blossoms while walking around the North Zone, which takes about 45 minutes to walk around?

Access/Parking to Nanbu Kyuryo Park

YokkaichiCity cho, Higashihino-cho, Oaza hinaga, Oaza Tomari-mura (north zone), Namiki-cho, Kaike-cho (south zone), Yokkaichi City

Phone number 059-354-8197 (YokkaichiCity Parks and Greenery Division)

Access by public transportation: 22 minutes by bus bound for Sasagawa Jabu from Kintetsu Yokkaichi Station and get off at “Nanbu Kyuryo Koen-mae”

The closest parking lot is here

Enter Prefectural Route 44 Miyazumasa Line on the north side, turn left at the intersection where you reach Tomariyama Elementary School, and follow the road until you see the parking lot on the left. This is the closest parking lot to Bairin and can accommodate 50 cars. It can get full at the peak of plum blossom viewing.

Entrance to a little-known parking lot when it's full

If you go north along the road in front of the cafe ``BABY FACE PLANETS Yokkaichi Sasagawa Store'' near Loop Route 1, you will find the entrance to the day campsite, rose garden, irises garden, and plum grove. It's narrow so it's hard to pass each other if there's an oncoming car, but you can enter from here.

Rose garden parking lot

There are many parking lots at Nanbu Kyuryo Park, but they can be full on sunny days even in winter. The rose garden parking lot, which you can enter through the narrow entrance, is a little-known spot. Approximately 7 cars can be parked. From here you can go to the north zone. Approximately 6 cars can be parked at the day campsite parking lot along the way.

History of hinaga Bairin

The area where the plum grove used to be was called ``Asahi Park'' on the hilly area between Tomari Station and Nishi-Hino Station on the Hachioji Line (now Asunarou Railway) inside the Mie Railway. At its peak, there were 9,000 plum trees, and when they were in bloom, a special train was operated and many people visited, and a plum festival was also held.

During the war, military facilities were built, the plum trees were cut down, and the plum grove disappeared. About 25 years ago, the citizens' group `` hinaga Plum Grove/Tojoyama'' Restoration Association began planting trees and managing the growth of plum trees in order to ``revive the plum grove.'' Every year, we hold a plum tearing party in June, a tree planting party in November, and a plum festival in March. The chairman, Mr. Koike, showed me a flyer for the Plum Festival at the time.

Walking while looking at plum blossoms

YokkaichiCity publishes the ``ARUKU'' series of health information booklets with the aim of ``enjoying walking and improving your health,'' and Nanbu Kyuryo Park is also introduced. According to the Let's Walk around Yokkaichi map, it takes about 4,700 steps to walk around the North Zone in about 45 minutes. The location of Bairin is also listed.

This year, the best time to see them is until around March 10th.

Cherry blossoms are at their best in about a week, but plum blossoms bloom for about a month and you can enjoy their fragrance. This year, the plum trees in Nanbu Kyuryo Park started blooming earlier than usual. The best time to see them is around March 10th.

Whose plum is this?

Many people plant trees every year. There are also plum trees planted by elementary, junior high, and high schools in the hinaga area. Found a plum tree planted by Yokkaichi YokkaichiCity Tomohiro Mori. It's also fun to see the names of the people who planted them.

View from the hill

If you climb the 76 steps, you can look down on the park from the observation deck. I looked at the place where plum blossoms bloom and the playground equipment from above.

This year's plum festival is on March 3rd.

The plum festival will be held again this year on Sunday, March 3rd from 9:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

There will be a taiko drum performance by nursery school children and a performance of hinaga Tsutsuku dance, and 200 people will be randomly selected to win zenzai with mochi. A flea market will be held, and food trucks will also be arriving. We also have fresh vegetables for sale. There is also an ARUKU plum blossom viewing walk and balloon art, so why not enjoy Nanbu Hillside Park in spring with your family?

Dine at “Ume no Hana”

Ume no Hana, located right near the south parking lot of the South Zone in Nanbu Kyuryo Park, is a Japanese restaurant that specializes in tofu and yuba. How about some delicious tofu dishes before, during, or after cherry blossom viewing?

address 2083-3 Namikicho, Yokkaichi City YokkaichiCity Mie Prefecture 510-0961

phone 059-320-2032

business hours

Weekdays: 11:00 - 15:30 (2:30pm OS) / 5:00pm - 9:30pm (20:30pm)

Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays・11:00 to 16:00 (3:00 PM OS)/・17:00 to 22:00 (21:00 OS)

Recommended lunch is Aya Lunch

Aya Lunch includes yuba (simmered yuba in a small bowl) and tofu (boiled tofu), allowing you to easily enjoy the taste of plum blossoms. In addition, the menu includes the top three popular dishes (tofu shumai, namafu dengaku, and fried bean curd), making it the most popular lunch menu.

Irodori Lunch: 2,800 yen including tax, 2,900 yen including tax from 3/1

Small bowls (Mineoka tofu, boiled tofu), steamed egg custard, tofu salad, lotus root buns, boiled tofu,

Namafu dengaku, fried tofu, seasonal cooked rice, pickled vegetables, tofu soup, dessert

Lunch is available Monday through Saturday, and closed on Sundays and public holidays.

There is also a small zoo in the south zone.

After viewing the plum blossoms, how about visiting the small zoo in the south zone? There are rabbits, goats, sheep, and peacocks. On Sundays from 1:30pm, there will be a chance to interact with the rabbits.

How was it

How did you like the plum blossoms at Nanbu Kyuryo Park? In addition to plum blossoms, you can also see animals and there is a long slide, making this a popular park for children. There are many types of plums, including Yae plum, red plum, and white plum. Why not go to Nanbu Kyuryo Park, where the plum blossoms are in full bloom?